Constitutional Declaration

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The Constitutional Declaration is the interim constitutional framework adopted by Libya in 2011 to govern the country during its post-revolution transitional period.

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Constitutional Declaration canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional framework ⓘ
interim constitution ⓘ
adoptedBy National Transitional Council ⓘ
adoptionDate 2011-08-03 ⓘ
amendedBy amendments of 2012 ⓘ
amendments of 2013 ⓘ
amendments of 2014 ⓘ
subsequent transitional political agreements ⓘ
bindingOn public authorities in Libya ⓘ
cameIntoForce 2011-08-03 ⓘ
contains preamble ⓘ
provisions on organization of powers ⓘ
provisions on rights and freedoms ⓘ
transitional provisions ⓘ
country Libya ⓘ
definesTransitionalPeriod from fall of Gaddafi regime until adoption of a permanent constitution ⓘ
establishes General National Congress as elected legislative body ⓘ
National Transitional Council as interim authority ⓘ
governs transitional political institutions in Libya after 2011 ⓘ
historicalContext 2011 Libyan Civil War ⓘ
Arab Spring ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
legalForm written constitutional document ⓘ
legalStatus supreme law of Libya (interim) ⓘ
legalSystemContext Libyan law ⓘ
mandates election of a constituent body to draft a permanent constitution ⓘ
providesFor Islam as state religion ⓘ
Islamic Sharia as a principal source of legislation ⓘ
executive authority ⓘ
fundamental rights and freedoms ⓘ
judicial authority ⓘ
legislative authority ⓘ
multi-party political system ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
purpose to regulate the transitional period following the fall of Muammar Gaddafi ⓘ
to serve as interim constitutional framework after the 2011 Libyan revolution ⓘ
region North Africa ⓘ
relatedTo General National Congress elections of 2012 ⓘ
House of Representatives (Libya) formation ⓘ
replaced Constitution of Libya (1969) as effective basic law ⓘ
replacedBy intended to be replaced by a permanent Libyan constitution ⓘ
scope applies throughout the territory of Libya ⓘ
subjectMatter civil liberties ⓘ
electoral processes ⓘ
state institutions ⓘ
transitional justice ⓘ

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Libyan Constitutional Declaration → shortTitle → Constitutional Declaration ⓘ